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Next month researchers will unveil 10 sample lightbulbs and their accompanying kits at the International Industry Fair in Shanghai next month.

Experts suggest that this faster, cheaper and more energy efficient way of connecting to the internet could become common practice in Chinese homes, where more and more people are abandoning traditional lightbulbs in favour of LEDs.

Li-Fi reportedly only uses five per cent
of the energy required to power other wifi-emitting devices which rely
on cooling systems to supply internet to cell towers and stations.

Though the new technology is well suited to the country's changing technological trends, developers have encountered problems in its design and manufacturing, with particular difficulty being found in the design of the microchip.

Moreover, the connection is lost if the light is turned off or if its bulb becomes blocked, according to technology experts Dvice.